Natasa Kantemiri

In every civilized human there are primordial instincts which, for the sake of a harmonious social coexistence, have been suppressed by systems of behavioural rules and norms. Υet, usually these rules do not keep up with the world evolution and as they are transferred intact from generation to generation, they settle in the individual΄s psychism unquestionably. Thus, individuals, without realizing the reasons of these rules’ existence, can get trapped in an outdated and sterilized reality that others have constructed for them and keep living in it.
In this project I stand in front of the camera wearing an almost suffocating mask which isolates me from my surroundings, forcing me to look inwards.